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Description

Midfielders combine in midfield areas, to work ball wide to wingers to play around the defensive team, or ideally to the #9 to play through the defensive team.

The 3 pictures highlighted, are just combinations I have pictured prior to the session as examples.

However, my ideal scenario, is for the players to be creative and come up with their own combinations.

I may use one of more of these combinations as examples, with the hope then that they can again come up with their own solutions around those examples, or see the correct opportunities for my combinations.

I will hold back on showing these examples, as I want to encourage creativity in possession, and do not want players to be trying to force my combinations in inappropriate situations.

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.

Combination with Midfield 3 - MDG (30 mins)

Organisation

Neutral Players on each side of the Square. 3 v 3 central midfielders inside the Square (30 x 30)

Player receives ball from neutral player, and must combine with all 3 players touching the ball, and transfer the ball to a different neutral player. If successful, that team retains possession, receives again and plays through.

Defending team wins the ball and it goes out, they get possession from a neutral player.

Defending team wins it and gains possesion - Play to a neutral player for a point, now have posession.

Progression, (to encourage positive play forwards), 1 point playing to an adjacent neutal player, 3 points playing to the opposite neutral player

Regression. (if attacking team not showing defensive responsibility), Defending team wins it, and hits original neutral player - 3 points

Progression (to encourage certain play, e.g one-two), if players can complete task (one-two around a player) AND score, it is worth double points